NORTH WEST PRESENTATION

Parliarmentary briefing

8-9 March 2005

NORTH WEST PROVINCE

POPULATION: 3.6 million

Area in sq. km: 116 320

+ 60% rural

Shares boundries with Gauteng and Northern Cape.

Demarcated in 4 regions (Home affairs in 3 regions)

REGIONAL OFFICES3 REGIONAL OFFICES: MMABATHO

KLERKSDORPRUSTENBURG

MMABATHO : BOPHIRIMA AND CENTRAL 1 regional and 7 district offices 7 Port Of Entries (3 Commercial) MPCC: Victor Tong in Morokweng 17 service points

RUSTENBURG: BOJANALA PLATINUM 1regional and 6 district offices 2 port of entries (international airport) MPCC: Lebotlwane village 8 service points

KLERKSDORP : SOUTHERN REGION 1 regional office and 4 district offices MPCC: Tshedimosetso in Ventersdorp 6 service points

Busiest offices: Mabopane, Rustenburg, Klerksdorp, Moretele and Potchefstroom

INFRASTRUCTURE

8 Leased offices11 State owned offices

UPGRADED OFFICES IN 2004

•Pampierstad•Lehurutshe•Molopo

Rustenburg Regional Office moved to new premises

CHALLENGES

• human resources• IT skills low•logistics (transport),old computers• centralization of most functions• skills levels (low)

•access to services (citizens travel)

•marketing of products (public educ.)

•infrastructure (border posts)

•leadership (supervision in offices)

ACHIEVEMENTS

•Computerisation of 4 hospitals (on-line birth)•Reduction of IDs by half•4 offices renovated (pampierstadt, Luhurutshe,Molopo and Mmabatho•Stakeholder relations (MOU with Social Dev)•70% offices painted in corporate colours•Opening of 2 additional service points (Lekwa-taemane and Tigane)•Reward and Recognition ceremony (4th Dec 2004)•Relocation of Rustenburg office to new premises•On-going training•Advertiement of Provincial office posts•Women Empowerment Initiative (Donation to destitute family)•Survey by intern (service delivery in DHA)

RAMP PROJECTS 2004 / 2005

•Pampierstadt•Mankwe•Atamelang•Molopo

11 offices painted in Dept. corporate colours and the others are in the process of being painted.

RACIAL DISTRIBUTION : NORTH WEST PROVINCE   

OFFICE FEMALE COLOURED

MALE COLOURED

FEMALE INDIAN

MALE INDIAN

FEMALE BLACK

MALE BLACK

FEMALE WHITE

MALE WHITE

PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY

MMABATHO R.O. - 1 - - 45 11 - - -

MOLOPO D.O. - 1 - - 12 9 - - -

LEHURUTSHE D.O.

- - - - 12 4 1 1 -

VRYBURG D.O. - 1 - - 5 7 - 1 -

TAUNG D.O. 1 2 - - 8 16 - - -

PAMPIERSTAD D.O.

- - - - 6 6 - - -

RACIAL DISTRIBUTION : NORTH WEST PROVINCE   

OFFICE FEMALE COLOURED

MALE COLOURED

FEMALE INDIAN

MALE INDIAN

FEMALE BLACK

MALE BLACK

FEMALE WHITE

MALE WHITE

PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY

MMABATHO R.O. - 1 - - 45 11 - - -

MOLOPO D.O. - 1 - - 12 9 - - -

LEHURUTSHE D.O.

- - - - 12 4 1 1 -

VRYBURG D.O. - 1 - - 5 7 - 1 -

TAUNG D.O. 1 2 - - 8 16 - - -

PAMPIERSTAD D.O.

- - - - 6 6 - - -

GANYESA D.O. - - - - 9 11 - - -

KLERKSDORP REGION

KLERKSDORP D.O.

2 1 - - 14 9 9 7 -

POTCHEFSROOM D.O.

- - - - 8 6 2 1 -

LICHTENBURG D.O.

1 - - - 11 5 1 1 -

ITSOSENG D.O. - - - - 10 4 - - -

ATAMELANG D.O.

- - - - 6 10 - - -

RUSTENBURG REGION

RUSTENBURG R.O. - - - - 27 14 4 1

BRITS D.O. - - - - 8 9 2 1

ODI D.O. - - - - 10 11 - - 1

MABOPANE D.O. - 1 - - 10 8 - - -

MORETELE D.O. - - - - 11 12 - - 1

MANKWE D.O. - - - - 15 3 - - -

MADIKWE D.O. - - - - 8 5 - - -

PILANESBERG AIRPORT

- - - - 3 1 - - -

DERDEPOORT P.C.O.

- - - - 4 2 - - -

MMABATHO REGION PORT CONTROL OFFICES

KOPFONTEIN P.C.O.

- 4 - - 4 11 - - -

SWARTKOPFONTEIN P.C.O.

- - - - 3 3 - - -

SKILPADSHEK P.C.O.

- - - - 4 6 - - -

BRAY P.C.O. - - - - 1 1 1 - -

MAKOPONG P.C.O.

- 1 - - - 1 - - -

RAMATLABAMA P.C.O.

- - - - 13 9 - - -

MAKGOBISATAD P.C.O.

- - - - 6 1 - - -

  

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REQUIRED BUDGET

CURRENT BUDGET FOR 2004/ 2005 = R54,525,000

(as against R61,311,000 requested)

ESTIMATED BUDGET FOR 2005/ 2006 = R67,306,000

The increase is due to new posts to be filled, replacement ofOld equipment

COMMUNITY RELATIONS

• Work in close collaboration with local municipalities.•The NGOs (HIV/AIDS structures), church leaders•Volunteer organizations (pension paypoints)•Traditional authorities

Exploring the utilization of Community Development Workers